Public comments are interesting…or can be. Following are but three comments made at the Sept. 22 hearing of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on an FAA proposal to prohibit any new residential through the fence (TTF) agreements at publicly-funded airports that are part of the National System of Airports and therefore eligible for […]
Maverick first to market with LSA “Flying Car”
Dan Johnson, president of the Light Aircraft Manufacturers Association, is an expert on Light Sport Aircraft. Terrafugia has been getting tons of press and no wonder. The MIT brain trust developing the Transition is breaking new ground in numerous ways. While we await their sophisticated “roadable airplane,” a simpler flying car concept won its SLSA […]
FAA mandates upgrade to Eclipse avionics
“Uncommanded changes” to radio frequencies, altitudes and transponder codes by the electronic flight information systems in some Eclipse jets have been reported, leading to an Airworthiness Directive issued this week that mandates upgrades to the system, according to a report at AVweb, which notes the AD affects approximately 168 aircraft in the fleet. Depending what […]
GA fatalities decrease
Preliminary figures released by the National Transportation Safety Board this week show aviation deaths decreased from 574 in 2008 to 538 in 2009. Nearly 90% of aviation fatalities occurred in general aviation accidents (471), but they still represented a decrease from the previous year (494).
100th anniversary of Glenn Curtiss flight this Saturday
The Hudson River Valley Institute (HRVI) at Marist College and the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum will journey to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome to pay tribute to Glenn Curtiss on Saturday, Oct. 9, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Curtiss’ historic flight in his Albany Flyer down the Hudson River Valley from Albany to Manhattan. Old Rhinebeck […]
Planehook takes issue with FAA’s TTF proposal
Planehook Aviation Services takes issue with the FAA’s proposal to prohibit residential through-the-fence operations at publicly funded airports. In a white paper [download here] released Oct. 5, David Hook, Planehook’s president, outlines the impact to security the proposal would create. From the white paper: “This FAA policy proposal contradicts previously established national policy and bears […]
Lycoming O-233 flies on Falcon 2.0
The Falcon 2.0 from Renegade Light Sport flew for the first time Saturday, Oct. 2 (see video and test pilot interviews here). Lycoming‘s new O-233 LSA engine provides the power for the Falcon 2.0. First flight lasted .6 hours with four takeoffs and landings. Test pilot Rob Runyan, “saw 1,000 feet AGL by the end […]
Sporty’s expands international chart selection
Sporty’s has expanded its offerings of aviation charts to cover many additional countries, including: Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. This is in addition to Sporty’s full selection of Canadian and Caribbean charts. “As pilots, we know how hard it can be to find international charts,” said Sporty’s Vice President John Zimmerman. […]
Free tax webinar on bonus depreciation set
Wolcott & Associates will present a free aviation tax webinar “Bonus Depreciation for Aircraft is Back!” Oct. 12. Bonus depreciation and increased write-off for capital purchases was signed into law in H.R 5297 Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. The rules provide excellent tax benefits for those in a position to take advantage of the […]